to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to take over; to hand over
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
nonchalantly; without a care
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to look away; to avert one's eyes
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
ten; 10; ten years of age
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
sorry; excuse me; thank you
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
that's the way it is; such is life
forcibly; against one's will
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
antiquity; the previous era
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
messenger; envoy; emissary